WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury is one of the most celebrated authors among 20th and 21st century
American writers and is internationally recognized for his countless works of
literature in the genre of fantasy, horror, science fiction and mystery; and

WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury is best known for his novels Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles,
The Illustrated Man, Something Wicked this Way Comes, and Dandelion Wine; and

WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury was the recipient of the national Medal of Arts; and

WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury has received and Emmy Award; and

WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury has received the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres medal; and

WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury has an asteroid named in his honor, "9766 Bradbury" and a
crater on the moon called "Dandelion Crater;" and

WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury has received countless other award and accolades because of his
expansive body of work in the fields of literature, television and film; and

WHEREAS,
Waukegan plays a pivotal role in many of his literary works as a community
known as Green Town; and

WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury has a star on Waukegan's Walk of Stars Park

WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury Park in Waukegan is dedicated in his honor; and

WHEREAS, the
Bradbury Room in the Waukegan Public Library is a tribute to him and to his
love of books; and

WHEREAS,
Waukegan Park District's Annual Dandelion Wine Fine Arts Festival and the Waukegan
Public Library's Annual Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festival are tributes to Ray
Bradbury's vital impact on our community and to his long-lasting legacy; and

WHEREAS, it
was our community, on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1932, that carnival entertainer
Mr. Electrico inspired Ray Bradbury to "Live forever!"; and

WHEREAS, Ray
Bradbury seems to have figured out exactly how to do so; and

NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the U.S. Conference of Mayors
acknowledges Ray Bradbury’s status as one of the world’s most influential
authors and that this nation as well as the entire world shall honor Ray by
continuing to read his many literary works, thereby ensuring that he will live
forever in the minds of those that do.